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Household of Joseph Watson (born 1805, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Joseph Watson and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Watson, born in 1805 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mercy Watson, born in 1807 in Wyke, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Chambers Swan, born in 1838 in Northamptonshire, England.


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Joseph Watson's household

Male

Joseph

Watson

Head
Female

Mercy

Watson

Wife
Male

Chambers

Swan

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Watson

Head

Married

76

1805

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mercy

Watson

Wife

Married

74

1807

Wyke, Yorkshire, England

Chambers

Swan

Boarder

Single

43

1838

Northamptonshire, England

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